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La Bastide des Senteurs
30500 Saint Victor de Malcap
GARD - FRANCE
Phone : +33 (0)4 66 60 24 45
Fax : +33 (0)4 66 60 26 10
Cave à Vins "Le Vin dit Vin" :
Phone : +33 (0)4 66 60 26 10
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Saint Victor de Malcap |
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Discover the Gard in France
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Saint Victor de Malcap |
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Saint Victor de Malcap, a piece of Paradise between Cévennes and Ardèche. A small town of 550 souls, Saint Victor de Malcap is located in the Cèze valley, between Barjac and Saint Ambroix. Its ideal geographical location puts the village near many tourist itineraries and offers a variety of activities. |
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Nearby Saint Victor de Malcap |
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Discover Barjac
Located between the Ardèche canyons and the Cèze river, Barjac has an extraordinary view of the Cévennes. This renaissance town has conserved several remains and monuments such as a group of 15 dolmens in the area of the town known as "Le Bois de Ronze." There is also a castle dating from the XII century with a donjon and the "Centre Ancien Renaissance" which is a classified site. One of the town's musts : a very renowned antique fair which takes place every year in August. |
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Discover Saint Ambroix
Once the capital of the silk industry, it is a crossroads for tourists and commerce in Cévennes. Saint Ambroix is located in a prestigious triangle between the Mediterranean Sea, the Cévennes National Park, and the provincial part of the Rhone valley and the Camargue. Nestled below the towering Dugas which is the remains of the town's past, it is known for the outdoor market which dates back to 1363. |
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Discover Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
This village is at the gateway to the Ardèche canyons and owes its name to the amazing Pont d'Arc, a natural arch 30 metres high carved by the river below and is classified "Grand site of France." The city hall is a XVII century castle and houses Aubusson tapestries depicting the crusades. |
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Discover Uzès
First dukedom of France (1565), Uzès is a pretty town that attracts visitors with its charming streets and surrounding welcoming countryside. |
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Culture & Nature |
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The region has a very rich cultural patrimony including :
- the itineraries of Romane churches with capitelles, dolmens, and menhirs,
- the itineraries of mills with the Régordane way,
- the Roman remains in Oranges, Arles, Nîmes, le Pont du Gard,
- castles in Portes, Rousson, Allegre, Montalet, Aujac, Brésis... |
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Other treasures of the area that have been preserved for centuries include :
- the Cévennes National Park,
- the Céze canyons, the menhir in Lussan, the waterfalls of Sautadet, the Aiguières,
- the caves of Cocalières, L'aven d'Orgnac, La Forestiere, and the abyss of Bramabiau,
- the bamboo park in Anduze
- the lake in Villefort, the Lozère mountain, Notre-dame-des-Neiges, the Garde Guérin,
- the canyons in Chassezac, Ardèche, Vallon-Pont-D'arc, the Chauvet cave
- the area of Camargue... |
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Sport |
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In the Gard as well as in the neighbouring Ardeche, wonderful areas of adventure are waiting for you to take part in activities such as : canoeing, spelunking, rock climbing, hang gliding, hiking, horse-back riding... On a more relaxing speed, lawn bowling, fishing, tennis, swimming... |
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Gastronomie |
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For those who enjoy the pleasures of new tastes, the region has much to offer: chestnuts, goat cheese, wild mushrooms, honey, jams, fruit juices, olive oil, cartagene, wine, trout, wild game...
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